To the Kinges Most Excellent Matie
The humble petition of John Leverett:
Sheweth:
That your petr upon the takeing of severall
fforts from the French in
Nova Scotia and
coast of
Accadie in
America was left to command and keepe
them in the yeare
1654 in wch
service your petr for the payment of
Souldiers & Seamen
runn out his Estate & credit
to severall
Thousands of pounds, for which in the yeares
1656 & 1658 upon the Auditeing
of his Accompts
recd Two Privie
Seales for Payment out of the Exchequer of which
sumes there remaine
due unto him £3799 7s. 4d. whereby your petr
hath ben diverted in the way of
his calling
& occasiondd to remove
his habitation to the allmost ruineing of him and his family.
And for as much as the moneyes were Expended for
the Takeing of a country which
is an Addition to your Maties Dominions and by
ymprovement may at present be some
Addition of Revennue, and for future may
increase.
Wherefore your petr doth humbly pray yor
Majties Gracious favour
in affordeing
him releife either by your Royall Gracious Order for the money due, or by granting
to him the said Country for Terme of yeares, or such part thereof to him & his heires
forever as may be a just compensation for his disbursments; And for the
better satisfacton of your
Majtie in the Justice and Equitie of your petrs
desires
he doth farther pray that your Matie will please to referr the
consideration
of your petrs case to the Rt. Honoble
Comtee of your Maties privie
Councell,
to whome the consideration of the buisines of Nova Scotia is referred, or
to whome yor
Matie shall in yor Royal
Wisdome see meete.
And your petitioner shall pray &c.
Leveretts petition to the King